PERSONAL TRAINING STANDARDS.

Just wondering: what kind of PT you are? I have seen in the not too distant past, PTs who have sadly "dropped the ball". From standing around in their PT groups in between training clients while conducting their own chin-up competitions. This even as club members (potential clients/accidents) walk around the gym aimlessly, not knowing what to do. Others have utilised the generous space offered by the facilities for their clients to do walking lunges, and instead of going with them, have stood in the one spot, as these trusting souls disappear from sight for a good thirty to forty seconds. You MUST at all times have your client in plain view! Others have been seen taking clients through stretching activities, as they stare around the gym at a pair of leotards swinging past. Clients deserve/pay for your undivided attention! Have even seen a PT walk away from a client at the end of a session to make a phone call, while said client is supine on the floor barely able to catch the next breath! Although these are isolated incidents, they are significant and an indication of  lower than acceptable standards of service. It is up to PTs to not take their jobs for granted, and self regulate, as many clients/the marketplace are unable to discern, and if they are, they rarely change PTs and simply stop training!